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Ayaka and Tougou, a pair of hot-headed tsun~tsun~deres~, enter a fake marriage they believe will be mutually beneficial, and become a living commercial for the marriage planning establishment they work at. To the public, they are the ideal couple but in private, they constantly bicker and remain at odds. And yet, not all is as it seems.

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Story-4
Characters-7
Art-6
Enjoyment-7
Overall-6
Recommended? Maybe if you are into the fake marriage trope.

... Ousama ni Sasagu Kasuriyubi has the one of the simplest, most basic romance plots of all time.
The manga is what it advertises, and expecting something different would be erroneous. The story may touch slightly important themes every now and then, but make no mistake that this is a lighthearted rom-com and not much more. There are these two people who get married for some or the other reason. Let us follow their journey as love blossoms and hardships arise. Will their new-found feelings persevere, or will they fizzle out and leave them more miserable than before? And most importantly, will there be a baby at the end?

There aren’t all that many character in the manga. Other than our two protagonists and the sorta-antagonist, no one is given a stage to dazzle us on. There are some meh recurring background characters and characters that pop up when the series is in the mood of becoming an episodic welcome-to-our-bridal-consultancy-and-let-us-solve-your-love-problems kinda thing. The latter can be interesting, but Ayaka and Tougou are definitely the stars on this stage. I personally thought Tougou was quite well-written, and Ayaka was great too. The mangaka wasn’t afraid to show us their faults, so they felt realistic and you got to know them very well by the end.

The art is difficult to judge. People important to the story were drawn nicely enough, but all the background characters, and the backgrounds themselves, were breezed over. Detailed backgrounds are not a thing in this manga. It looked less fluffy than the average shoujo but also not as realistic as most josei, a comfortable in-between that looked just good enough.

I enjoyed the series quite a lot, considering it didn’t really have much to offer. Ayaka and Tougou were fun characters to follow and the manga hit me with unexpected cold-cut reality once or twice, too. I wasn’t sitting at the edge of my seat, waiting to find out what would happen next, but it was a nice little escape at the end of the day. I looked forward to each chapter even if I turned my brain half-off when reading it. This is not a manga for everyone, but expect nothing like I did and you might find yourself having a decent time.

Nora is an orphan with vibrant red hair who grew up in a village that hated her because of said hair. Then she got herself nearly killed one fine night, became a vampire that only drinks the blood of a demon-priest, and left the village to travel the world as the demon-priest’s pet.

Summary of this review:
Story-4
Art-7
Characters -5
Enjoyment-6
Overall-5 (it’s 5.5 but we’ll just leave it at 5)
Recommended? Not really.

Kainushi wa Akuma introduces a lot of interesting ideas. Human-eating demons, cannibal demons, the Church that exterminates demons, mysterious eyes of jade, exciting stuff of the like. Problem is, it stops at that. The story has all these ... great elements to it but they aren’t dwelt on or further explained. You are left in a world full of possibilities that are left unexplored. Instead the manga focuses on the lackluster relationship between Nora and Albrecht and other episodic shenanigans that only tease us with a deeper plot that never was.

Characters are many and varied. What is lacking in quality is made up with quantity. They are all mostly two-dimensional so looking too much into their actions is useless. While they are all stereotypical, their antics are still amusing to read about. That said, you will probably forget about most of them within an hour. Even Nora and Albrecht, our protagonist duo, have textbook personalities and don’t show an ounce of development throughout the story.

The art is, in my opinion, this manga’s best point. All the character’s have distinct looks and you won’t be mistaking one for the other. Backgrounds aren’t all that detailed but that is made up for with the clothes. While most of the cast wears standard church attire and villagers have simple outfits, Nora is often shown in pretty dresses that are drawn rather nicely. Some of the side characters also sport clothes that are fun to look at.

All in all, I did enjoy the manga somewhat. But that itsy-bitsy amount isn’t worth the eleven volumes you’ve gotta brave to reach the ending. I was left unsatisfied, but maybe I just expected too much out of something called My Owner is a Demon.

The more time goes by since I've read this, the more I regret ever reading it in the first place.

A little summary of this review:
World building- 3/10
Art- 6/10
Plot- 3/10
Characters- 6/10
Enjoyment- 3/10
Recommended? No.

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Masca is a fantasy-romance depicting life and choices of a young mage, Asarella. All she wants is to work hard and become a good mage, but her life take a steep turn when she goes into the Demon Lord's castle. The story opens innocently enough with plenty of jokes and ridiculous situations, but things soon become more and more serious. A complicated love triangle doesn't help Asarella's many a predicament.

The manhwa started off promising. Many races and characters were introduced after the first volume and I was excited to see this diverse world. But by the end, all the potential just fizzed out. The politics were screwed up with 1000+ years old mages and that wasn't cleaned up. Only the fate of one little country, Eda, was discussed while the rest of the world found no reference. Average humans weren't even mentioned. World building was unbearably lacking.

The art was alright, but everyone looked the same. The Demon Lords were the only ones with somewhat distinctive features.

Characters were irritating, but you could see where they were coming from. While not completely one-dimensional, they didn't squeeze your heart either. Asarella was probably the most annoying one. She was 20 but acted 13. Then again, she was still a fetus compared to how old everyone else was. One of the love interests, Arch Mage Elihue, was literally Asarella's adoptive father. His intentions and character seemed the most baffling to me.

I was disappointed. The romance was poorly handled. An exciting world was left unexplored. The story was unnecessarily dragged out and the ending was unsatisfactory. I felt as if I had just wasted my time and effort.

Would not recommend.